de Valois
[ duh val-wah ]
/ də ˈvæl wɑ /
noun
Dame Ni·nette [ni-net] /nɪˈnɛt/, Edris Stannus,1898–2001,
British ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, and director: founder of the Royal Ballet (originally the Sadler's Wells Ballet).
British Dictionary definitions for de valois
de Valois
/ (də ˈvælwɑː) /
noun
Dame Ninette (niːˈnɛt). original name Edris Stannus. 1898–2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Ireland: a founder of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (1931), which under her direction became the Royal Ballet (1956)